From Monica's checkered manicure to layered belts on Kandi Burruss, Essence Black Women in Music returned with iconic style ...

How Mýa, Chlöe, Normani, Ryan Destiny, and Sevyn Streeter referenced Aaliyah's iconic style for the Essence Festival tribute.

T.I., George Clinton, Public Enemy, Chlöe, Normani, and more stars closed out the final day of ESSENCE Festival 2026 in New ...

Teyana Taylor and her team turned custom backstage uniforms into one of ESSENCE Festival's biggest style moments.

Style is about more than what we wear—it’s about confidence, storytelling, and expressing who we are before we ever say a ...

Missy Elliott’s Aaliyah tribute and performances from George Clinton, Public Enemy, and T.I. closed out ESSENCE Festival 2026 ...

Blogger Eni Popoola hosted a communication clinic on Essence Fest’s Beautycon stage to teach Black women how to command any ...

Go inside ESSENCE's Black Women In Music celebration featuring Monica, Missy Elliott, Tamar Braxton, Dawn Richard, Teedra ...

ESSENCE Fest works for girls' trips, but going solo is my tradition now, and this year just gave me another reason to keep it ...

Brandy, Monica, Patti LaBelle, Babyface, Leon Thomas, and Josh Levi brought generations of R&B to the Superdome at ESSENCE ...

Teyana Taylor, Daniel Kaluuya, Brandy, Monica, and more stars were spotted during Day Two of the 2026 ESSENCE Festival in New ...

We spoke to Black women at ESSENCE Festival who attended with their friends to hear why the annual event is like no other.